Blitzbok star ready to roar for Lions
The Lions won’t risk star centre Henco van Wyk, but are poised to unleash Blitzbok sensation JC Pretorius against the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at Kings Park on Friday.
The Lions won’t risk star centre Henco van Wyk, but are poised to unleash Blitzbok sensation JC Pretorius against the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship derby at Kings Park on Friday.
The Cell C Sharks and Emirates Lions get reacquainted when the SA sides do battle in a Vodacom United Rugby Championship clash at Kings Park on Friday.
The Sharks made it two wins on the trot as the DHL Stormers and Lions opened their accounts, but the Vodacom Bulls and Cheetahs suffered heavy defeats before a three-week hiatus in the Champions and Challenge cups.
The Lions await news on star Henco van Wyk ahead of a derby clash against the Sharks in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship on Friday.
The Emirates Lions scored four tries in a convincing win over Top 14 side Stade Français in Johannesburg on Friday evening.
Lions winger Quan Horn scored a brace as the Lions won a frenetic showdown against Stade Francais at Ellis Park on Friday night to clinch their maiden Challenge Cup victory.
December is in full swing and for the first time, summer holiday plans include a surfeit of top-flight rugby for fans of the Vodacom Bulls, Lions, Sharks and DHL Stormers.
Willem Alberts starts in a new-look Lions pack to face his former side Stade Francais in the Challenge Cup at Ellis Park on Friday.
Follow the live action as the Emirates Lions host Stade Français in a Challenge Cup Rugby clash at Ellis Park.
Hard man Willem Alberts and assistant coach Ricardo Loubscher are preparing the Lions to dominate Stade Francais when the teams clash in the Challenge Cup on Friday.